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On This Day In History.... England ....1216

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ToraToraTora | 11:22 Thu 12th Oct 2023 | History
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When crossing the Wash on mudflats rising waters swamped king John's baggage train. The kings treasure, crown jewels etc were lost. Amazingly they have never been found!

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...although in June 2022 a detectorist claimed to have found them:

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/metal-detectorist-believes-hes-found-king-johns-800-year-old-lost-treasure

 

11:24 Thu 12th Oct 2023
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Bit of a non story then. :-)

11:30 Thu 12th Oct 2023
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So perhaps it doesn't all come out in the wash.

11:32 Thu 12th Oct 2023
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It's history doug, you know, stuff that happened in the past.

11:32 Thu 12th Oct 2023
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Good to see your recent travails haven't dulled your sense of humour,  Shadow Mod 

11:36 Thu 12th Oct 2023
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... or found and kept quiet about ?

14:38 Thu 12th Oct 2023
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// The kings treasure,crown jewels etc were lost.//

No heirs to the throne then I suppose.?

14:44 Thu 12th Oct 2023

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